鐙
鐙: stirrup
stirrup
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Readings
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Kunあぶみ・たかつき・ひともし
Everyday meaning is あぶみ (stirrup). Elsewhere it appears in names (鐙屋, 鐙坂) and in the archaeological term 鐙瓦.
Key words
鐙あぶみstirrup
鐙瓦あぶみがわらeave-end roof tile
旧鐙屋きゅうあぶみやKyu-Abumiya (historic house in Sakata)
鐙坂あぶみざかAbumizaka (place name)
Example sentences
騎士は鐙に足をかけて、ひらりと馬にまたがった。
The knight put his foot in the stirrup and swung lightly onto his horse.
山形県酒田市には、江戸時代の廻船問屋だった旧鐙屋が残っている。
In Sakata City, Yamagata Prefecture, the former Abumiya, an Edo-period shipping wholesaler, still stands.
発掘された寺の跡から、古い鐙瓦がいくつも見つかった。
Several old eave-end tiles were found at the excavated temple site.